My Red kru growth
 

So here is my Red kru i got back in August of 2009. I got it justj from his divorce sale.. i thought since not very many people have this plant i know a few tho. anywaay i thought it would be fun to make a thred for you all to follow it's growth. here are the pics in order,from biginning till now.

Sept 6 2009


Sept 27



Jan 10


May 3


June 6


July 14


Aug 15


Sept 2

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Great pics Matt....Kru's are not easy.

Nice Job!

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Looking good, Matt!

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I have been thinking of getting one of these myself (along with every other banana in existence). Thanks for the pictures, I will be following this one for sure. I am very interested in its fruit, I know that won't be for a while though.

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VERY NICE Matt! Good job!

~JaNan

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thanks everyone i have more pics to add tomorrow now it has such a beautiful red color ohh so nice , it's already almost 5 feet tall !! woo

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Nice plant.. Your tackling a bunch there.. :^)

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Very nice I got one too awile back it finally started growing after I put it out in the dirt.

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wow yours looks great ! has yours shown any red ? my new favourite banana plant the colors are extremely beautiful !

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Thanks,That picture was a few days ago I will take a new picture this afternoon. It is changing some.

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July 14

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Looking good there

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Anyone who can grow a banana plant that well [especially through a Canadian winter] gets definite props from me. Good work, it looks awesome! :)
If they weren't so rare, I might almost consider one myself. But as Rmpmnz said, they're "not easy" and I'm still having problems with easy ones, lol.
Thanks for sharing! I'll definitely be watching this thread.

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Thanks cory, yeah winter was sorta a challenge as you seem in the jan pic.

Had no idea it was so rare till after i got it, when just j was selling ,it wasn't my first choice. I wanted a different nanna and he had no more so i said ok i'll take an orinoco and i'll try the kru, im so happy i bought it now ! when pups are a good size i will try selling some.

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Well even your January photo looks great! I've only been growing bananas [or anything else] since May this year so I still have to deal with my first winter this fall [scary]. I drowned 2 dwarf Cavendish banana plants before I found out they don't live in rivers or ponds. I still have a dwarf Cavendish pup and an Ice Cream pup alive [major luck]. But now I'm wanting more color so I ordered [another] Black Thai and a Rojo Zebrina. Hopefully I can keep those alive [remains to be seen, lol].
Anyway, your project is very inspiring! Keep up the good work! :D

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The pics you posted today look very nice.. Plant looks very Happy :^)

I saw that ic and the others, they look good, good luck with them and the scary winter lol

thanks so much Michael :)

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Very nice. The Red Kru banana is definitely one of my favorites. They don't look so majestic and often look horrible but the blooms and the fruit are out of this world in both appearance and flavor. I have some pics of blooms from mine in my gallery as well.
Hopefully you get fruit from yours next year, please keep us posted.
Enjoy them.. they are well worth the wait.

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Matt
Here is mine yesterday

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Looks like it's moving right along

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I donot know much about these myself I didnot even know it was rare. I saw one up for auction one time here on the org .I heard they donot like the cold very well.

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Greg i see some color in the p-stem , looking nice ! i just found a small pup on mine this afternoon i'll post a pic , at least i'm 90 percent sure it's a pup.

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I have a musa kru and is more green than red,while the p-stem is green the leaves underneath have a faint red, there are a few qestions i would like to ask about musa kru.


1 Does this nana get red-er with heat,and direct light

2 why is it every time you sea musa kru,it looks completely different,as the one on this thread has a few red splashes on the leaves.

3 Are nurseries actually selling kru,or something else to customers.

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1.with better growing conditions yes that seems to be the reason, also as the plant matures.

2. good question i know what you mean i have seen 2 or 3 other peoples kru's that are green with maybe 1 faint mark of red. perhaps their's may take longer or different growing conditions. or possibly it's a green Kru with no red..

3. hard to say perhaps they can get their hands on the green kru easier then the red. if you buy from the right place im sure they are selling a kru.

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Here's mine

Thanks Matt

Now all we need to know,is there two varieties of this nana red kru,or green kru with a hint of red.

Very nice Tony.

I got mine from Tony his looks red not sure if mine came from the one he posted in the picture.

Well check out what it say about the red and green kru
Musa Kru - Bananas Wiki

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I will post a pic of my kru tomorrow.

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Kru is an excellent banana!

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yours is amazing Rmplmnz, is that one fruiting now or was it a previous one? great pics thanks for sharing !

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Thanks Matt!

Unfortunately a previous one...no fruit on the horizon...

One would be hard pressed to find a better tasting banana than Kru.

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Could this be the green kru.

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I planted this Kru in April. It was one foot tall then, and has been growing like a weed! The stalk is now 3-1/2 feet tall, and the plant is 7-1/2 feet to leaf tip. The leaves have nice wine stains on both front and back. The picture doesn't show it very well, but the stalk is a striking burgundy color.

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Wow, after seeing those pic's I'm wondering if I actually have a manzano. I got it from greenearth, and it looks exactly like Rick's pic minus being able to see the p-stem color clearly. :^) I guess I'll have to post a pic of my Red Kru and a possible Red Kru (If so Ted's Fired). :^)

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Here's mine! Pretty red stem!



~JaNan

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Kaczercat, it's been 13 days now. Was that really a pup on your Red Kru banana plant? Is there any chance of seeing some more photos? The suspense is killing me! :D
I really like those Red Kru banana plants but... I did myself a favor [and the plant] by ordering something easier to grow... for now. :D

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Haha yes it was a pup !! getting big now. i am just worried cause it is so darn close to the mother plant. but the momma is getting soo tall i will past a pic tomorrow. when winter comes/ fall comes in mid Oct Im so screwed. no joke ! i hope i dont jinx it but i am so sure i will get a flower mid march it looks:D

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My Red Kru :^)

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That doesn't look like a Red Kru, Michael.

I just thought I would post a pic of mine too since everyone else is.

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Thanks for the news flash! I read that banana plants don't need much water in the winter. If it's too tall in October maybe you could lean the pot a little and gently rest the plant against a soft blanket. Best of luck on the March flower! :D
:goteam::woohoonaner::goteam:

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Which one's the Red Kru Dean? I'm color blind... lol :^)

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ok here is the first pu on my red Kru

Now i went out this evening and found another on the left

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Wow, dude! That's some incredible growth for only 2 weeks! :D I wish my dwarf Cavendish pup would grow that fast. Btw, congrats on your second Red Kru banana pup! :)

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thanks cory ! your cavendish will pick up grownth soon , you'll really notice once the first 2 or 3 bigger leaves come out it'll take off ! I think by the middle of oct i will have a nice size mat of kru banana plants if it keeps pupping like this lol :)

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How far is your area of Ontario from Detroit?

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I am 4 and a half hours from Detroit.

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I always forget how big Ontario is, with Windsor and Toronto in the same province.

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Thanks for the encouragement! The biggest pup is making a new leaf now and my Zebrina[?] banana plants are finally starting to grow. :D Btw, I used "Zebrina[?]" since someone said they look more like Ensetes. I don't mind since they are still red!
I hope you do get a big mat of Kru banana plants! :D They are definitely the best looking red banana plant I've seen so far. I'll be watching for photos! :D